Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 77 | 46 | 77 | 135 | 206 | 110 | 134 | 221 | 408 | 1636 | 1769 | 1667 | 1874 | 1893 | 1040 | 916 | 921 | 935 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.67m | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | 8:51AM1.71m | 9:15PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.36m | 2:21PM0.42m | 2:35AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 135 | 206 | 110 | 54 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 757 | 916 | 588 | 453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 47 | 69 | 77 | 53 | 58 | 80 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 29 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 77 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 78 | 92 | 134 | 221 | 408 | 1636 | 1769 | 1667 | 1874 | 1893 | 1040 | 808 | 921 | 935 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 193 | 216 | 216 | 44 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
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